Working out isn't for everyone, and it certainly wasn't for me for a long time. Sure, I was active in sports throughout my high school, but it was enough. I took up kickboxing and then also played rugby and played until my last year of high school. On top of it all, school and work took up a lot of my time, so I didn't have much free time left to work out. It wasn't a big priority of mine back then, I did because I enjoyed it.

But then I started working a high stress job. The stress was getting to me where I couldn't sleep, I had a hard time eating enough and was breaking down at least 3 times a week. So, I thought back to my days of kickboxing and rugby, and how stress free I was when I played sports and was fairly active and decided to try it out again.

This didn't last long, I was going the gym and eating healthy for one week, and then not doing anything for the following month. It was a never-ending cycle of starting and stopping because I wasn't committed to making myself happy and healthy.

However, last November, everything changed. My pattern of trying and failing finally stopped and this is the longest I've ever been consistent. I re-downloaded a myfitnesspal, which helped me stay on track before. I was determined to succeed this time, I wanted to stick to it. I'll be honest though — weekends haven't seen me working out a lot, so I try to get most of my training in on weekdays. I don't hold this against myself if I can't make it one morning and just remind myself to listen to my body any given day. I'm committed to consistency this time and I won't be giving up any time soon.

I've learned that I will never give up on my goals regardless of any setback and I will keep trying until I succeed. Our setbacks are just a setup for our comebacks.